enmeigar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From en- + meiga (witch) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [eŋmejˈɣaɾ]

Verb

enmeigar (first-person singular present enmeigo, first-person singular preterite enmeiguei, past participle enmeigado)

  1. (transitive) to bewitch; to evil-eye
    • 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de Diputados:
      Espello de Diputados,
      donde se deben mirar
      eses lurpias enmeigados,
      que quixeren diputar,
      Mirror of representatives
      where they should watch themselves
      those bewitched witches
      who would want to represent
    Synonyms: ameigar, embruxar, enfeitizar

Conjugation

  • Note: enmeig- are changed to enmeigu- before front vowels (e).

References

  • enmeigar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • enmeigar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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